Assessing body image issues and body satisfaction/dissatisfaction among Hmong American children 9-18 years of age using mixed methodology

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-348

  Mulasi Pokhriyal, Urvashi ^a   Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Hmong children; Mixed methodology; Self reported measurements

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77957750364     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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